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American Dream

idiom

The ideal stressing egalitarianism and that every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve material prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.


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Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    live the dream

    To experience the achievement of every success that one has aspired to achieve, especially from a career.

  2. 02

    pipe dream

    A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility.

  3. 03

    ugly American

    An American government representative, tourist, or businessperson who, in dealing with people of other nations, is haughty, rude, meddlesome, chauvinistic, or jingoistic.

  4. 04

    wet dream

    The orgasm in such a dream.

  5. 05

    work like a dream

    To function very efficiently and effectively, with few or no problems.

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